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What Causes Blood From Urethra When Suffering From Enlarged Prostate?

i'm 55ys old with daily sexual intercourse. i have experienced few drops of blood in my breif coming from urethra.it was painless and infrequent,just 3 times over 40 days. it is not related to intercourse and i have no urinary symptoms.my ultrasound study showed enlarged prostate (vol. 32ml.)
Thu, 18 Feb 2016
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Good day and thank you for being with healthcare magic! Blood in the urethra that is not related to sexual intercourse is worrisome for us urologist and you need to have a complete urological workup. The reason for this is blood In the urine and in the genitourinary system is a red flag for us we need to rule out cancer or malignancy. The more common condition that could cause this would be infection and stones in the urinary system but we have to rule out the most dreaded condition which is cancer. You need to have a urinalysis, and a ct urogram (CT SCAN with IV contrast of the abdomen) to check where the blood is coming from. IF those two comes out normal then a cystoscopy should be performed. Cystoscopy is inserting a scope in the bladder and looking inside to check the urethra, prostate and inside the bladder to rule out mass lesions inside and to determine where the blood is coming from. I hope I have succeeded in providing the information you were looking for. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications at: http://www.HealthcareMagic.com/doctors/dr-manuel-c-see-iv/66014 I would gladly help you. Best wishes.
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What Causes Blood From Urethra When Suffering From Enlarged Prostate?

Good day and thank you for being with healthcare magic! Blood in the urethra that is not related to sexual intercourse is worrisome for us urologist and you need to have a complete urological workup. The reason for this is blood In the urine and in the genitourinary system is a red flag for us we need to rule out cancer or malignancy. The more common condition that could cause this would be infection and stones in the urinary system but we have to rule out the most dreaded condition which is cancer. You need to have a urinalysis, and a ct urogram (CT SCAN with IV contrast of the abdomen) to check where the blood is coming from. IF those two comes out normal then a cystoscopy should be performed. Cystoscopy is inserting a scope in the bladder and looking inside to check the urethra, prostate and inside the bladder to rule out mass lesions inside and to determine where the blood is coming from. I hope I have succeeded in providing the information you were looking for. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications at: http://www.HealthcareMagic.com/doctors/dr-manuel-c-see-iv/66014 I would gladly help you. Best wishes.